Updated US and Canadian normalization factors for TRACI 2.1

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 16 Số 2 - Trang 329-339 - 2014
Morten Ryberg1, Marisa Vieira2, Melissa Zgola3, Jane Bare4, Ralph K. Rosenbaum1
1Division for Quantitative Sustainability Assessment (QSA), Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Produktionstorvet, Building 426, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
2PRé Consultants bv, Printerweg 18, 3821, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
3Quantis International, 283 Franklin St. Floor 2, Boston, MA, 02110, USA
4Sustainable Technology Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), 26 W. MLK Dr, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA

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